by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Lacey Frederick
Photo: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building Americans interact with the First Amendment every day, whether it be through watching the evening news, criticizing the government on Twitter, or attending weekly religious services. Integral to the American...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 29, 2022 | Blog, Daniel Whalen
A month ago, I was speaking with an associate at a DC law firm. I told him that I work at a non-profit, the “New Civil Liberties Alliance,” which represents parties in cases relating to administrative law. He appeared confused and asked how civil liberties are...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 21, 2022 | Blog, Tahmineh Dehbozorgi
Photo: U.S. Marshals Service The Fourth Amendment protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Absent exigent circumstances or consent, police must obtain judicial authorization (a warrant) to enter a home. As the Supreme Court has...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, Robert Fellner
The First Amendment famously declares that Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech, so why is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discouraging fiduciary investment advisers from accurately disclosing their fiduciary status to...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, David Ahnen
Jon Stewart recently discussed at length on his podcast, “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” until recently, a nearly extinct legal doctrine known as “non-delegation.” Although the Supreme Court has not invalidated any law on non-delegation grounds since the 1930s,...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Max Alter
Many Americans can tell you that Congress has been unable to pass laws because Republicans and Democrats disagree on the issues. For a bill to pass in the Senate, effectively 60 out of the 100 Senators must vote in favor of it because of a procedure called the...
